harbor
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Upon sailing into the harbor, they realized the frigate was too damaged to sail, so rather than leave it in enemy hands, they burned it to the waterline.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
That dads may harbor concerns about less-competent moms seems like a foreign concept to Ms. Saxbe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
In a letter to the Labor Department, the CFP Board warned that the proposal’s prescribed process and safe harbor “create a serious risk that prudence will be reduced to a check-the-box exercise.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
He noted that the federal contribution to rebuild the breakwater, which creates the inner harbor that allows fishermen and lobstermen to work, was $6 million.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
Anyway, before they brought it to the harbor, the Americans had to lower the obelisk to the ground.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
But new research has revealed that this familiar element harbors an unexpectedly complex quantum landscape hidden within its electronic structure.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
As for Donald himself, it seems he still harbors a desire to play 26 months after he retired at age 32 at the top of his mayhem-creating game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
“An extraordinary Solebury estate harbors more than three centuries of history, beauty, and preservation,” it notes.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
As for Cornyn, perhaps Trump still harbors grudges for various heresies over the years.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026
A person with active TB harbors hundreds of millions of bacilli in his lungs, enough to ensure that a small number will be mutant germs that aren’t stopped by anti-TB drugs.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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